HERE and THERE observations from Hale Center and Spade
A reader notes Hale Center tornado damage to the Bowens home but reports they were away and unharmed. Another subscriber in Spade may also have tornado impact. home location unclear. The writer criticizes the U S Supreme Court’s one man one vote ruling, arguing rural voters are more prudent and prefer quiet rural life. The piece laments the Yankees’ slump and asks for renewed effort. A tip from Lincoln Missouri reader Mrs Raymond Brown describes catching 10 pound catfish with gum drops. she is the former Billie Hatfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale Center
H. D. Bowen
South Plains
Bowens
Frank Smith
Spade
U. S. Supreme Court
America
Raymond Brown
Lincoln
the Sun
Congress tax moves clash with budget and war costs
The piece criticizes Congress for repealing excise taxes and cutting income taxes while the federal budget is out of balance and the U.S. may bear a long Viet Nam war. It compares this to LBJ ordering 45 million silver dollars amid a silver shortage, noting public backlash led to canceling the dollar coinage.
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Congress
Viet Nam
LBJ
Everybdy
Abortion Questions at General Practice Assembly
Dr. Edris Rice-Wray presented statistics on unwanted pregnancies and abortion rates in the United States at the 17th annual Scientific Assembly of the American Academy of General Practice. She cited that over one in five women have at least one legal abortion by age 43 and about a quarter of pregnancies among married women are self induced. She advocated wide distribution of contraceptive pills and planned parenthood information, noting religious barriers in some groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
American Academy of General Practice
Association of Family Doctors
Edris Rice-Wray
Association For Maternal Health
Mexico City
Rice- Wray
U. S
Spies Among Local Officials Behind Iron Curtain Revelations
The article reports that many top spies abroad for the CIA are local Communist Party officials in Iron Curtain countries. Some serve out of disillusionment, others for pay, and one leading informant was recently captured and executed in Romania, a former top Communist in Bucharest.
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CIA
Communist Party
Iron Curtain
Romania
Bucharest
Horse Show At Whitewright Arena Sunday
The Whitewright Riding Club will host an American Quarter Horse Association approved show at the local arena this Sunday starting at 12:00 noon. Aaron Roper of Vineyard is the judge with Dick Walker as show manager. Halter classes reining roping cutting barrel racing and western pleasure are on the program. Trophies for class winners and ribbons through sixth place will be awarded. A chicken dinner will be served at the arena.
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Whitewright Riding Club
Aaron Roper
Vineyard
Dick Walker
Sunday church services with youth and worship schedule
Sunday School opens at 10:00 for all ages with nursery. Morning Worship at 11:00 features the sermon See to it that no one misses the love of God Hebrews 12 15. Jr MYF meets 4:30 p m High School MYF at 6:00 p m Evening worship and Bible study at 7:00 p m.
Vacation Bible School and Church Activities
First Baptist Church schedules Vacation Bible School from Thursday through Friday with a picnic and commencement. Weekend events include bake sale, nursing home service, Bible study, worship, and youth choir. Weekday meetings cover associational youth, circles, Sunbeams, prayer service, and choir rehearsals.
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Vacation Bible School
Main Street
S. S
Nursing Home
First Baptist Church
Sherman
Rex Ray
Joy Russell
First Presbyterian Church Plans Schedule Adjustments
The church will have no services next Sunday to honor the Grayson College reunion. Regular services resume the following Sunday. The Missionary Society meets next Monday at 4 p.m. with Mrs Wallace Caraway at Cross Roads, led by Mrs Floyd Bassett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson College
the Missionary Society
Wallace Caraway
Cross Roads
Floyd Bassett
Assembly of God Church Service Schedule
Sunday School at 9 45 a m worship at 11 a m and 7 p m Christ Ambassadors meet Saturday at 7 p m Wednesday prayer meets at 7 p m Worship service at 9 a m each Sunday
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Christ Ambassadors
Central Christian Weekly Invitation
Central Christian extends a standing invitation for visitors to attend services each Sunday at the local church. The notice emphasizes welcoming new attendees and joining the fellowship.
Church of Christ Sunday Services Schedule
Bible study at 10 a.m. Worship and communion at 11 a.m. Evening worship at 7 p.m. Bible study for all ages at 7:30 p.m.
Kentuckytown Baptist Church Service Schedule
Sunday School at 10 a m worship at 11 a m Training Union at 7 p m and an evening worship at 7 45 p m all at Kentuckytown Baptist Church.
Eight in ten husbands leave home after 40 says Tracers
New York report from Tracers Company of America says eight out of ten husbands leave home each year after turning 40 due to money problems. They estimate over 75,000 husbands disappear from home annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tracers Company of America
Auto Insurance Rates Increase Across Texas Over 12 Percent
Texas motorists face higher auto insurance premiums after a June 22 hearing in Austin. State Board of Insurance Chairman William McLean said statewide averages may rise more than 12 percent, with variations by 26 premium territories tied to accident rates and urban congestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
William Hunter McLean
State Board of Insurance
McLean
Apollo chief predicts two men reach moon before decade end
SPACE CENTER Houston Apollo program chief Joseph Shea predicted Saturday the United States will put two men on the moon comfortably before the end of the decade. He said the $20 billion program faces no outstanding problems and that the cost estimate remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
John F. Kennedy
Shea
McDivitt
White
Why Do People Get Mad German Poll Finds Anger Triggers
Poll of 2,000 Germans shows rising prices lack of money and traffic jams as top anger causes. Government bureaucracy and job dissatisfaction also scored noticeable, with women reporting steadier temper than men.
Language shifts and comic gripes at Tom Bean country store
Uncle Dan from Tom Bean relays a Saturday gathering in which locals mock modern euphemisms for English language changes. They joke about underachieved students, scrap processors, and junk yards renamed as dismantling areas while praising a sideways parking car engineer named Man of the Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Doolittle
Zeke Grubb
Zeke
Bug Hookum
Bug
Josh Clodhopper
Mosquitoes Implicated in Cancer Transmission Study
U S Government scientists report evidence that a leukemia like cancer moved between lab hamsters via mosquitoes. Aedes Aegyptia, long linked to yellow fever, served as the vector in the experiments. 29 of 75 cancer-free hamsters developed cancer after exposure to infected mosquitoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
National Institute of Health
Taxpayer Footing Bill for Federal Red Tape
Rep. Richard Poff railroaded the burden of government paperwork noting the IRS processes over 400 million forms yearly and costs industry and the public 20 billion dollars plus seven billion for government underwrite. He said 1963 firms faced 2700 form types across local state and federal agencies and that agencies often refuse to know or care about the cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Service
Richard Poff
R-Va
Rep. Poff
Onions and Wine Favored Foods of Early Greeks
The article notes that raw onions and wine were popular staples in ancient Greek cuisine. It highlights their role in daily meals and social dining practices among the Greek population.
Supreme Court upholds prohibition act in 1920
In a June 11, 1920 report, the U S Supreme Court sustains the prohibition act. The Commercial Club distributed 5000 circular invitations for Whitewright Trades Day on June 5 drawing a large crowd. Clifford Thompson’s burial in France prompts his parents to bring home his body as government moves soldier dead. Friday Literary Club yard beautification winners list includes many residents. Jim H Davidson of Little Rock wed Miss Elizabeth Cantrell on Wednesday.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Whitewright
Commercial Club
Horace Thompson
Clifford Thompson
Clifford
France
Emmet Penn
J. L. Boone
C. P. Johnson
W. J. Doss
R. May
W. M. Cox
B. G. Gowdy
John Wrigt
Joe Thomas Meador
Guy Hamilton Jr
H. G. Webster
F. E. Douglas
Sue Stephens
C. B. Bryant
J. W. Wilson
City
Jim Simmons
J. R. Pennington
C. B. Bryant Jr
John Hoard
Luther Gordon
H. C. Willis
Jim H. Davidson
Little Rock
Ark
Elizabeth Cantrell
Two Weddings and Honors Noted in 1925 Update
Miss Cora Lee Echols wed Dr. R. R. McDaniel of Quanah on Saturday. Mr. Montie Teague and Miss Lorena Pheobus of Tom Bean also married that day. A rabies scare reports Willie Rich bitten by a rabid skunk during a chicken house disturbance. Local grammar school students earn term honor rolls with named pupils listed across grades.
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Cora Lee Echols
R. R. McDaniel
Quanah
Willie Rich
Ila May
Thomas Sears
Bessylee Church
Mary Joe Sears
Bonnie Whitworth
Frances Church
Joe Thomas Sears
Madge
New Oak Hill Bridge Opens Over Bois d Arc Creek
The new concrete bridge on the Oak Hill Cemetery road spanning Bois d Arc Creek was opened to traffic Saturday. Miss Helen Thomas and Mr Earl Sparks of Amarillo were married Monday. The following winners were announced.
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Bois d’Arc Creek
Oak Hill Cemetery Road
Helen Thomas
Earl Sparks
Amarillo
Grayson College ex students hold second reunion
Two hundred thirty seven out of town guests attended the Grayson College ex students second annual reunion last Sunday. Mrs S E Wallace honored her sister Mrs Van Clathorn with a Thursday afternoon shower. Bobbie Connelly of Trenton and Joy Wilson were mentioned in a nostalgic note about the George Washington hand press now in use by the Savoy Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson College
S. E. Wallace
van Clathorn
Bobbie Connelly
Trenton
Joy Wilson
George Washington Hand
Savoy Star
Texas Press Messenger
Whitewright Plow & Hammer
J. C. Reubell
John D. Moyer
Reubell & Moyer
W. J. Buie
Texas to Vote on 25 Constitutional Amendments in 1965
The 59th Legislature recommends 25 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution for three elections. Sept 7 features measures including extending governor and official terms, raising state house terms, and funding other programs. November 2 adds ten more amendments. If approved, 1966 ballots would add fourteen further amendments covering taxes, courts, voting rules, regional authorities, and education funding.
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Texas
Senate
Veterans Land
Water Development Fund
Court of Criminal Appeals
Arlington State College
Permanent University Building Fund
Big City
Conservation and Reclamation District
Bells Youth Burned to Death in Farm Tractor Accident
John Charles Champie fifteen year old boy died Monday night when a tractor overturned on his father C K Champie’s farm two miles north of Pink Hill. Gasoline spilled and flames engulfed him. Funeral held at Mullican Little Funeral chapel with R M Wilson officiating. Interment in West Hill cemetery. Inquest by Carl Flanary yielded accidental verdict.
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John Charles Champie
C. K. Champie
Pink Hill
Mullican
Little
R. M. Wilson
Sherman Church of Christ
West Hill Cemetery
Champie
Yuma
Ariz
el Paso
Carl Flanary
Denison Justice of Peace
Best Man Can Expect Is Live To Age Of 81
Bethesda panel of scientists estimates 81 may be the upper average life span. Dr. Robert R. Kohn of Western Reserve University says aging is a normal disease and could be extended only if cancer and arteriosclerosis are defeated.
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Bethesda
Robert R. Kohn
Western Reserve University
U. S
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Kohn
Bells Beats Whitewright 8 to 7 in Baseball Thriller
Bells tops Whitewright 8 to 7 with 8 hits and 2 errors while Whitewright gains 6 hits and 2 errors. Garner and Singleton pitched for Bells. Layman and Morris for Whitewright. Notable hitters include Singleton 3 for 4 and Garner 2 for 3.
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Bells
Whitewright
Charles Garner
David Singleton
Roy Layman
Larry Morris
Garner
Singleton
Layman
Morris
E. J. Durham
van Alstyne
Van
Joe Tooley
Joe Eatherly
Tooley
Eatherly
Kim Watkins
Bannister
Tom Bean
Edwin Caraway
Mickey Griffis
Bill Montgomery
David Wilson
Randy Manley
Local Youth Basketball Schedule Briefs
Boys League June 12 features Whitewright hosting Tom Bean. Youth League June 11 has Whitewright visiting Van Alstyne. June 14 shows Bells traveling to Whitewright.
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Boys League
Whitewright
Tom Bean
van Alstyne
Rex Ray Circle Meets At Mrs Jones Home
The Baptist Rex Ray Circle met Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs O L Jones circle leader. Opening prayer for missionaries was led by Mrs Jones and call to prayer was read by Mrs A R McMurry. Nine members attended with Mrs J C Gillespie teaching the mission lesson. Refreshments were served by the hostess. Reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist
Rex Ray
O. L. Jones
Jones
A. R. McMurry
J. P. Darwin
J. C. Gillespie
Carl May
McMurry
J. H. Gosnell
Seniority Rules Chair Selection Across Key House and Senate Committees
In Congress, chairmen of major committees are chosen primarily on seniority rather than merit. This institutional approach prioritizes experience and length of service to determine leadership posts across the two chambers and their key panels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Congress
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